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APAC Delta One Trader

A delta-one trading role on a desk running systematic and discretionary index-arbitrage and equity financing across Asia-Pacific. It sits on Squarepoint's trading side and favours a quantitative background.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Trade ETF arbitrage and ADR versus local-line relative value
Run index-arbitrage and equity financing positions
Prepare for index rebalances
Build analysis scripts to find and size opportunities

What they ask for

Required

3-6 years in delta one, index arbitrage or program trading
Programming skill
Quantitative degree background
ETF and relative-value trading
Knowledge of APAC market structure

Preferred

Local market connections
Index rebalance knowledge
Buy-side experience

Education: Degree in a quantitative field such as computer science, maths, physics, electrical engineering or quant finance preferred.
Experience: 3-6 years in delta one, index arbitrage, program trading or similar risk-taking.
Markets: equities

How to prepare

Learn how ETF creation and redemption drives arbitrage
Model the fair value of an ETF against its basket
Study index rebalance mechanics and the trades around them
Understand equity financing, borrow and swaps

What to study

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